Lookers Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Lookers has a total shareholder equity of £447.7M and total debt of £163.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 36.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £1.8B and £1.3B respectively. Lookers's EBIT is £103.7M making its interest coverage ratio 3.4. It has cash and short-term investments of £177.6M.
Key information
36.4%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£163.00m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.4x |
| Cash | UK£177.60m |
| Equity | UK£447.70m |
| Total liabilities | UK£1.35b |
| Total assets | UK£1.80b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Lookers' (LON:LOOK) Dividend Will Be £0.02
Apr 08
Estimating The Fair Value Of Lookers plc (LON:LOOK)
Oct 19Do Lookers' (LON:LOOK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Sep 27Why Lookers' (LON:LOOK) Earnings Are Better Than They Seem
Sep 05Lookers plc's (LON:LOOK) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking
Aug 26At UK£0.74, Is Lookers plc (LON:LOOK) Worth Looking At Closely?
May 10Lookers (LON:LOOK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Apr 12Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Lookers plc (LON:LOOK)?
Jan 29Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Lookers (LON:LOOK)
Dec 11Is Lookers plc (LON:LOOK) Potentially Undervalued?
Jun 07Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Lookers plc (LON:LOOK)
Apr 13Why Lookers plc (LON:LOOK) Could Be Worth Watching
Mar 09What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Lookers plc (LON:LOOK) Shares?
Feb 02Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LOOK's short term assets (£1.1B) do not cover its short term liabilities (£1.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: LOOK's short term assets (£1.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (£269.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LOOK has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: LOOK's debt to equity ratio has increased from 30.7% to 36.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LOOK's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (24.4%).
Interest Coverage: LOOK's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2023/10/10 16:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2023/10/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2023/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2022/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Lookers plc is covered by 14 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Timothy Richmond | Arden Partners Plc. |
| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Sanjay Vidyarthi | Canaccord Genuity |